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About Aranya Village

Aranya is a mid sized village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 423 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.78 hectares hectares.

Aranya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aranya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 351.78 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 423
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aranya compares

By the 2011 count Aranya is the 102nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 351.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Aranya

The census records public bus service for Aranya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aranya from other places

Aranya lies about 20 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Biyavra Rajgarh, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Aranya
Nearest railway station Biyavra Rajgarh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 2.5 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Aranya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biaora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Aranya

As per the Census of India 2011, Aranya village had a population of 816. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Aranya village has 423 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aranya has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Aranya covers 351.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aranya falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aranya is Biyavra Rajgarh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aranya.

Aranya is about 20 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aranya is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Biyavra Rajgarh is about under 2 km away. Biaora is about 2.5 km away. Rajgarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamari (under 2 km), Moi (1.8 km) and Khanpura (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Aranya today is likely to be higher.

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